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The Witch in the Tower by Sardà, Júlia
The Witch in the Tower by Sardà, Júlia
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"Not merely a modern classic but one for the ages. . . . Utterly spellbinding." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Gorgeous illustrations are the star of this fantastical adventure about hidden magic, growing up, and braving the unknown to find yourself. Everything is changing for Carmela. Her older sister, Franca, has new, mean friends, and Carmela is feeling lost and lonely. So she decides to go for a walk--to walk until she can't anymore, then walk a bit more. Her walking takes her to a strange tower, and what she finds there will transform her life forever. In this companion to The Queen in the Cave, her authorial debut, renowned illustrator Júlia Sardà ventures into a mesmerizing world where mermaid grease washes away envy, a giant's hair helps you face bullies, a circular library holds all your secrets, and a dome of crystal prisms opens a view to the cosmos. Dreamlike and filled with whimsy, the artist's kaleidoscopic patterns, decorative borders, glowing colors, and layered, elaborately detailed imagery will bewitch young readers as readily as the title character does Carmela--and beckon them to return for many a visit.
Author: Júlia Sardà
Publisher: Candlewick Studio
Published: 09/02/2025
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.76h x 7.72w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781536243017
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2025 pg. 110
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2025
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2025
School Library Journal 10/01/2025 pg. 40
Gorgeous illustrations are the star of this fantastical adventure about hidden magic, growing up, and braving the unknown to find yourself. Everything is changing for Carmela. Her older sister, Franca, has new, mean friends, and Carmela is feeling lost and lonely. So she decides to go for a walk--to walk until she can't anymore, then walk a bit more. Her walking takes her to a strange tower, and what she finds there will transform her life forever. In this companion to The Queen in the Cave, her authorial debut, renowned illustrator Júlia Sardà ventures into a mesmerizing world where mermaid grease washes away envy, a giant's hair helps you face bullies, a circular library holds all your secrets, and a dome of crystal prisms opens a view to the cosmos. Dreamlike and filled with whimsy, the artist's kaleidoscopic patterns, decorative borders, glowing colors, and layered, elaborately detailed imagery will bewitch young readers as readily as the title character does Carmela--and beckon them to return for many a visit.
Author: Júlia Sardà
Publisher: Candlewick Studio
Published: 09/02/2025
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.76h x 7.72w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781536243017
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2025 pg. 110
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2025
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2025
School Library Journal 10/01/2025 pg. 40
About the Author
Júlia Sardà is best known as the illustrator for such books as The Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamillo, Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion by Dave Eggers, The Treasures of Barracuda by Llanos Campos, Rose Campion and the Stolen Secret by Lyn Gardner, Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein by Linda Bailey, an illustrated gift edition of Mary Poppins, and Sweep by Louise Greig. The Witch in the Tower is set in the same world as her author-illustrator debut, The Queen in the Cave. She lives in Barcelona.
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